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Afrikaans and Maori Speaking countries


Maori and Afrikaans Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
New Zealand   

Second Language
Namibia, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Dutch Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Dutch Language   
Not Available   

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Afrikaans and Maori as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and Maori speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Maori as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • Maori as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Afrikaans and Maori dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Maori Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Afrikaans and Maori Regulators

Afrikaans and Maori speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Maori regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Maori is regulated by Māori Language Commission. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Maori Language History.

Afrikaans and Maori Continents

Thinking about Afrikaans and Maori continents in which Afrikaans and Maori speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Maori. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Maori speaking countries lie in Australia, Oceania. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Afrikaans and Maori languages:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

Maori Interesting Facts:

The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Tahitian Language and derived from Not Available.

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